as fundamentally central to the problem-solving work of engineers (Matusovichet al., 2012; Poe et al., 2010; Wolfe, 2009). Second, when communication skills are disjointed fromtechnical content, there is often a void of context-specific communication discourse (Paretti et al.,2014), such as training mining engineering students to effectively communicate geotechnical riskswith the public (e.g., Conrad, 2009; Hadjigeorgiou, 2020; Noppé, 2014; Stewart & Lewis, 2017).In addition to these documented limitations of stand-alone technical communication courses, at leastthree major influences have contributed to an overall shift in engineering education towardembedding communication skills into core engineering curriculum. First, the ABET
policies, civil engineering curriculum development, and the use of innovative materials on concrete bridges.Dr. Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute Dr. Martin completed her bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University and her PhD in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is currently an assistant professor at VMI teaching fluids, environmental engineering and water resources courses. Her research focuses on drinking water quality and public health. She also co-advises the newly formed Society of Women Engineers at VMI.Dr. Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute Charles D. ”Chuck” Newhouse received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech after working nine years
in order to assess and organize an overall approach to Smart Manufacturing training" [17]• Knowledge transfer on cybersecurity threats o "Overall, the paper and the proposed curriculum hold the promise of contributing to the ongoing effort to bridge the knowledge/skill gap by educating the future engineering and security workforce on protecting the ICS and CI from cybersecurity threats and attacks" [23]• Project management o "A key feature to the Artemis ground operations at KSC is the deployment of Artemis and the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) teams working together to ensure that assembly and integration handoffs are well defined and coordinated. This
distance learning is feasible and effectiveacross various fields, including engineering [20]. Studies further support the integration of socialmedia tools into the curriculum [13]. This could involve the creation of educational groups orforums on platforms like Facebook for discussion, peer-to-peer learning, and the dissemination ofcourse-related materials, thus making learning more interactive and accessible. Studies emphasizethe importance of adapting to digital trends in education and suggest that educators should be opento integrating social media into their teaching methodologies while also being aware of itslimitations and potential challenges.Theme 4: Improving education with social media analysisIn the exploration of this theme, three
Paper ID #40775Creating Pathways to Engineering through Sponsored Summer CampsDr. Racheida S Lewis, University of Georgia Racheida S. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia in the Engineering Ed- ucation Transformations Institute (EETI) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Lewis believes in creating a diverse engineering field and strives to do so through connecting with teaching, and mentoring future engineers. She has devoted her life to this mission through her leadership and lifetime membership in the National Society of Black Engineers. Ultimately, Dr. Lewis
students identify weak areas to aid in theirpreparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam, and assess the impact of changesmade to the curriculum year to year.The results of the diagnostic exam showed integrating concepts into multiple courses improvedperformance, identifying the type of problem was essential for students to be successful, andinstructors had a difficult time assessing student conceptual understanding when students hadmultiple compounding errors [1]. The latter conclusion was the most significant. To improvestudent performance, it is necessary to understand why the errors occurred. Unless an instructoridentified whether an error was due to a simple calculation mistake or a conceptual gap inknowledge, the instructor was
. Can authoring an open source, case-based assignment (instead of a traditional term paper) capture self identity and lived experiences, create a stronger sense of agency in learners, and increase “stickiness” of the knowledge? 2. Can working collaboratively with other learners personalize the knowledge absorption process and build team based skills? 3. Does access to open educational resources facilitate integration of sustainability or social justice concepts into the engineering curriculum?This research discovered that student motivation is significantly improved through projects that extendbeyond the academic environment, particularly those that align with their interests in sustainability goals.Moreover
the fall. It wasalso seen as redundant to give feedback on both homework problems and weekly examquestions. Thus, the decision was to not implement any scored feedback to thehomework. Furthermore, homework notebooks in the winter and spring term were produced bythe department and/or the instructors. This was not considered scalable to the fall term whereapproximately 500 students were expected to enroll in precalculus. Talks with an independentpublisher were established for students to be able to purchase homework notebooks through theon-campus bookstore.AnalysisDifferent curriculum and testing structures between the pilot and non-pilot sections ofPrecalculus made a direct comparison of student performance in the two impossible. Instead
for accreditation as an architectural engineering program.Students must be design-capable in one area, application able in a second area and comprehendthe last two curriculum areas. In addition to having a curriculum to support all four areas, ABETaccredited architectural engineering program graduates should be able to “discuss… architecturaldesign and history” [7].Table 1: Summary of Accredited Programs Bach. Architectural Engineering programs; Degree Required # Required Degree Canada (CEAB), International (ABET), Options or of Co-op or # of Duration in USA (ABET
of specific roles within an industry. This context aids future career decisions.Specialist interviews equip someone exploring or pursuing an industry career with revelationsand advice for mapping out a rewarding professional journey ahead. The insights andconnections gained can prove invaluable for tuning one's career trajectory toward a fulfilling andsuccessful path.For many reasons, written reports and oral presentations are essential in the internshipexperience. These assignments help interns process and integrate what they learn from theirhands-on experiences at the internship site. They force interns to organize their thoughts, analyzewhat they have learned, and articulate the knowledge and skills they have developed. They allowinterns
financial pressure to produce a product andsecure funding, many ethical dilemmas can arise at both small and large companies. It isimportant to familiarize students with ethical scenarios to raise awareness and prepare them forreal-world challenges. This paper explores a particular case study focusing on startup culture,serving as an example for ethics education. Through this examination of ethical mishaps at aparticular biomedical company, insight into the complexities of the situation can spark in-depthconversation and help develop strategies for handling ethical challenges.Introduction:Recently our School of Engineering has developed a module-based ethics curriculum. Beginningwith the first year Fundamentals of Engineering course, students are
degree isunique in nature and CSOL faculty created mapping for each one of them separately. Initialproposals were discussed in a joint meeting with ITCC officials, CAF, and PNW faculty. Afterthis preliminary effort, the suggestions from different participants were carefully considered andrevisions were made. After few rounds of discussions, the course transfer credits and pathwayplans were finalized. An example curriculum for the pathway program is presented in Fig. 1.Revised curriculum for the OLS pathway program was also approved by the PNW FacultySenate during April 2020.In the pathway program, OLS program was revised to accommodate construction coursesproposed by CAF (Fig. 1). One important reason for expedition of this proposal was that
. Moreover, a significant gapexists in systematically incorporating emerging research topics into foundationalengineering education courses. This gap is partly due to the challenges in aligningacademic content with rapidly evolving technological landscapes and the lack ofstructured approaches to integrate these advancements into the curriculum [3]. Asa result, students may graduate with a knowledge base that, while solid intraditional principles, lacks the immediacy and relevance of recent technologicalprogress. This paper addresses these challenges by proposing a methodical approachto bridge the gap between current research developments and engineeringeducation. Focusing on integrating green infrastructure for stormwatermanagement and
traditional written exams should be avoided. Team-based projects [7] are highly encouraged, especially those which are multi-disciplinary [8]. Many entering freshmen are unprepared for rigorous academic study; thus, the Intro course should address how to be successful in college [9]. Beyond academic preparedness, retention is improved by generating enthusiasm for engineering [10] and by fostering a sense of community amongst students [11].A popular idea at many universities is the integrated curriculum -- common objectives andassignments overlapped with non-engineering courses that students take at the same time as theirengineering courses. One school paired three engineering faculty with three English-composition
framework's impact relied on servicehours, outreach scales, and feedback collected during the summer camps.The analysis confirmed the framework's effectiveness in enhancing students'technical and soft skills, sustaining their interest in STEM, improving teamperformances, and fostering an inclusive community for collaboration. The LPSframework offers students flexibility in developing their skill sets and has beenproven to be sustainable, transformable, and scalable for integration into K-12thengineering curriculum and extracurricular programs.IntroductionRobotics has been identified as an interdisciplinary field encompassing electrical components,computer vision, mechanics, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence [1-5]. Innovation inrobotics
22-25, 2003, p 11408-11411.4. Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K.,(1988), “Learning and Teaching Styles in EngineeringEducation,” Engineering Education 78(7), pp. 674-681.5. Jensen, E. (1998), “Teaching with the Brain in Mind,” Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervisionand Curriculum Development.6. Klegka, J.S. and O'Donovan, T.E.,(2002), “Using SIMULINK as a design tool”, ASEE AnnualConference Proceedings, Jun 16-19, 2002, p 8505-8517. .7. Metzger, R.P. and Rodriguez, A.,(2002), “An Interactive Modeling, Simulation, Animation, andReal-Time Control (MoSART) flexible Inverted Pendulum Environmnet”, ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, Jun 16-19, 2002, p 1-9.8. Rao, S.S., “Mechanical Vibrations”, 6th edition, Pearson9. https
accreditation or reaccreditation visits hinge on the significance ofpresenting the necessary materials and corresponding data to support the Self-Study conciselyand clearly. PEVs will assess materials that adequately showcase the program's adherence torelevant criteria and policies. A significant portion of this information should be integrated intothe Self-Study Report. Supplementary evidence of program compliance may be shared withreviewers before and during their visit through an online storage platform [5].ABET’s glossary defines display materials as “textbooks, course syllabi; sample student workincluding assignment and exams, ranging in quality from excellent, average and poor, andassessment materials [6].” While the overall glossary term is
[its] parts,” and suggested that there was a lack of shared vision among faculty,leading to classroom efforts feeling siloed rather than a part of an integrated framework ofstudent development across the curriculum. Furthermore, there was a general sense ofhelplessness when it came to enhancing the curriculum, citing concerns that the curriculumalready felt too rigid and overloaded. Faculty recognized that representation and equity problemsexisted, in that different students entered the program with a wide range of experiences, skills,and knowledge. Diversity and inclusion efforts to help reduce these differentials were recognizedfor their value, although faculty felt they needed more guidance to improve effectiveness.Regarding the use of
beyond text comprehension, a domain forwhich ChatGPT is renowned. It aims to nurture future engineers to become critical thinkers, whoare proficient in applying acquired knowledge to execute complicated engineering tasks. However,there’s an apparent gap in understanding how ChatGPT can be effectively integrated intoeducational practices within this specialized area due to a lack of detailed insights into its abilitiesand limitations. This research seeks to fill this void by exploring and assessing ChatGPT’sreasoning abilities and limitations within the context of mechanical engineering. It examines thecapabilities and constraints of ChatGPT in engineering reasoning by analyzing two mechanicalexamples, which are drawn from machine design and
to both STEM instructors and natural scientists, weselected a framework that helped participants realize how to integrate high-quality researchpractices into all aspects of the research design process, in a way that is intuitive, equitable, andmapped to the intellectual curiosity of the researcher. The framework upon which projectactivities were built is the Qualifying Qualitative Research Quality (Q3) framework pioneered byWalther, et al. [20]. This framework presents qualitative research quality as an essential andcontext-sensitive consideration in every aspect of a study’s design, rather than as a series ofspecific strategies that can be added to a research design to increase quality [20, 21]. Theframework divides research quality into
-incomepeople and/or persons of color [2]. Considering equity as an integral dimension of infrastructureis becoming more common, particularly in transportation [3, 4] and water [5]. The current ASCECode of Ethics [6] implies that civil engineers should strive for equitable infrastructure. Forexample, under the society stakeholder, civil engineers should “acknowledge the community'sdiverse historical, social, and cultural needs and incorporate these considerations in their work.”The idea of equitable infrastructure also aligns with the new ABET civil engineering programcriteria (CEPC). Specifically, in November 2023 the Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC) of ABET approved new civil engineering criteria that state: “The curriculum mustinclude: A
work gave us an opportunity to practice those skills outside ofassignments. The utilization of Android Studio and BLE were examples of skills learned outside of thestandard curriculum that the PBL opportunity gave us.RESULTS & DISCUSSIONIn testing our time prediction model, we cooked a chicken drumstick in an oven set to 350℉. Thethermocouple probe was placed in the center of the drumstick meat. Rather than an experiment, our testingphase more closely resembled an observational study, as we intended to evaluate TC++’s behavior in anentropic, natural environment where multiple uncontrolled factors influence the cooking of food. Weaimed to gauge the general usefulness and adaptability of our project despite the high degree ofrandomness
all stakeholders.Integrating social justice with engineering in the classroom is difficult, as most engineeringeducators do not possess the requisite social justice background. Some engineering facultymembers have successfully conducted this integration, whether for a thermodynamics [23] orcontrols [13, 24] course. It is incredibly challenging to attempt this integration within an entireengineering program [25].We propose an alternative integration. Rather than adding social justice directly into ourengineering courses, we rely on a social justice core curriculum to provide a thorough socialjustice foundation. Through this core curriculum, students learn how to critically analyze socialconditions. We then administer social justice case study
Engineering Network) award titled ”Educating the Whole Engineer” to integrate important competencies such as virtues, character, entrepreneurial mindset, and leadership across the Wake Forest Engineering curriculum. She has led Wake Forest Engineering with a focus on inclusive innovation and excellence, curricular and pedagogical innovation, and creative partnerships across the humanities, social sciences, industry, entrepreneurs, etc. in order to rethink and reimagine engineering education. All this has led to Wake Forest Engineering achieving unprecedented student diversity (42% women, 25% racial and ethnic minorities) and faculty diversity (50% women, 25% racial and ethnic diversity). Olga is an engineering education
disciplines.Dr. Blanca RinconAlok Pandey, College of Southern NevadaClaudia Mora Bornholdt, College of Southern NevadaVanessa W. Vongkulluksn Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dr. Vongkulluksn is an Assistant Professor in the Educational Psychology program at University of Nevada Las Vegas. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California. Her research examines student engagement as situated in specific learning contexts. She specializes in cognitive engagement in STEM learning, particularly in technology-integrated learning environments and for traditionally underserved students.Rachidi Salako, University of Nevada, Las VegasJohn William Howard, College of
also point out the variation among those who educate in engineering (tenured/tenure-trackfaculty, graduate students, and contingent/adjunct faculty), which is not always acknowledged.By not paying attention to such variation, the impact of work done in engineering educationresearch may be limited. In an effort to illuminate these variations, we report on research thatexplores some details of the educator experience. In this paper we ask: what does it look like tobe an educator working to adapt an existing curriculum for a new term, in our case a curriculumpreviously taught in Autumn 2021 and adapted for use in Winter 2022? Broadly, the curriculumwas a 10-week seminar titled Dear Design: Defining Your Ideal Design Signature where
anindividual student will decide his/her learning path and pace, which is different from thetraditional “instructor-centered” teaching in which an instructor controls the teaching flow andspeed 6,7 . The “robotics knowledge” should fill the gap between the current curriculum commonlytaught in the academic world and the requirements from local robotics companies.Interactive System for Personalized Learning (ISPeL) 8 has been implemented based on ourproposed learning framework. Feedback from over 100 students on ISPeL has been collected, andthe results of the user study show that our proposed framework is promising for enhancingundergraduate education. Students have found it more convenient to understand how topics areconnected and to review the
modeling and toolpath programming. It not only covers essential softwarecommands but also integrates best practices in machining into CNC programing, providingstudents with a comprehensive understanding of the CNC field. The course is designed to includehands-on experience, ensuring that students gain practical skills.The paper discusses how the course materials bridge the gap between academic learning and theskills required by the industry, aligning the curriculum with typical industry settings. Variousassessment methods, such as self-assessments and project-based evaluations, are outlined forevaluating student learning. Due to limited class time, executing each student's CNC program ona CNC machine may not be feasible; therefore, the paper also
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between the phenomenon (the VTSexperience) and the experiencer. Additionally, this research focuses on understandingtransformation from an experience through multiple types of collected data and utilizes a mixed-method design collecting and analyzing qualitative interviews and quantitative data fromvalidated instrumentation [23] as the methodological framework for this research.Methods and DesignResearch ParticipantsParticipants in this study were undergraduate students (n = 22) enrolled in HON 2400 – HonorsDiscovery: Using Art Exhibits to Improve Communication in Engineers. This course wasspecifically developed for this research study utilizing VTS. HON 2400 qualifies as an electivefor honors students and are typically courses that can integrate